No matter how good modern shows are, every year had some good shows to offer, even fifty years ago.
1967: "The Andy Griffith Show"
1968: "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
1969: "Bonanza"
1970: "Gunsmoke"
1971: "Marcus Welby, M.D."
1972: "All in the Family"
1973: "Hawaii Five-O"
1974: "M*A*S*H"
1975: "Sanford and Son"
1976: "Happy Days"
1977: "Laverne & Shirley"
1978: "Mork & Mindy"
1979: "Three's Company"
1980: "Dallas"
1981: "The Jeffersons"
1982: "Magnum, P.I."
1983: "The A-Team"
1984: "Dynasty"
1985: "Murder, She Wrote"
1986: "Family Ties"
1987: "The Golden Girls"
1988: "A Different World"
1989: "Roseanne"
1990: "Cheers"
1991: "Murphy Brown"
1992: "The Larry Sanders Show"
1993: "Home Improvement"
1994: "Seinfeld"
1995: "ER"
1996: "NYPD Blue"
1997: "The X-Files"
1998: "Frasier"
1999: "The Sopranos"
2000: "The West Wing"
2001: "Will & Grace"
2002: "Friends"
2003: "Arrested Development"
2004: "Desperate Housewives"
2005: "Lost"
2006: "The Office"
2007: "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
2008: "The Wire"
2009: "Mad Men"
2010: "Parks & Recreation"
2011: "Game of Thrones"
2012: "Homeland"
2013: "Breaking Bad'
2014: "The Leftovers"
2015: "Fargo"
2016: "Atlanta"